We are watching with great delight the
expansion of popular movements in your
countries for the removal of dictatorial and
corrupt regimes.At the same time we are worried about
the difficulties and problems during the
transition from dictatorship towards
democracy.

Our worries are rooted in the great neglect
and experiences that we had 32 years ago in Iran, which
resulted in another dictatorship.Due to the mistakes which were
committed by our activists, Ayatollah
Khomeini was able to use deception and lies
to impose a new tyranny under the name of
the “Islamic Republic”. The Iranian people
were prevented from establishing democracy,
popular will, and separation of clerics and
the state based on the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights in Iran, goals for which the
Iranian people had struggled for. The regime
Khomeini created that has for the past 32
years has systematically brutalized our
people is far more reactionary, tyrannical,
corrupt, immoral and repressive than the
previous dictatorial regime of the Shah.
Torture and executions have been far more
extensive and far worse under Khomeini’s
dictatorship than under the Shah’s
dictatorship.

It is our hope that the horrendous disaster
which befell the Iranian people would not
also become your future. It is our message
to you to be aware of the dangers of a
fundamentalist regime. Like Islamist groups
in your midst, Khomeini too used religious
symbols such as mass prayers. However,
Khomeini lied to and deceived the Iranian
people. Khomeini claimed that he supports
human rights, freedom of thought and
expression, promised to eliminate
corruption, and promised to provide free
electricity and water to the people.
Khomeini repeatedly promised that under his
Islamic regime, people would be free to
express their opinions and the press would
be free. But after coming to power, Khomeini
engaged in great bloodshed and massive
purges. Under Khomeini’s rule, the eight
year war began with about 1 million dead and
injured, which began after taking of
American hostages, all of these have caused
economic and political isolation of Iran.
The many UN Security Council resolutions and
economic and political sanctions are the
result of the policies of the regime which
have brought Iran to the
precipice of collapse and destruction.

On gross violations of human rights, let us
mention that in 1988 alone, the regime mass
executed at least 4,000 political prisoners,
and that in the past two years engaged in
horrendous crimes against the Iranian people
including rape of male and female political
prisoners. One has to ask: why a country
like Iran that has huge oil and natural gas
reserves, great natural and human wealth, is
suffering from poverty, unemployment, and
inflation.One has to examine the promises and
lies that Khomeini made before coming to
power with the actual deeds which he
committed afterwards.

Dear friends,

From the perspectives of us, the supporters
of Dr. Mossadegh who have gathered in the
Iran National Front, democracy is not a
phenomenon that can be created in one day in
a society which has been suffering under
prolonged brutal dictatorship. Among the
pre-conditions of democracy are the coming
to power of government that is supportive of
human rights and is democratic, and secular,
which enjoys the trust of the people and
could establish calm and security in the
society and prepare the ground for truly
free and fair elections. The duty of this
government is to hold free elections for a
Constituent Assembly to write a Constitution
based on the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, a constitution which would go into
effect after a referendum whereby the people
have voted for it. These tasks require time
and could not be achieved instantaneously
and under a volatile atmosphere. During
these perilous times, one should not
underestimate dangers of demagoguery.
Political charlatans who want to ride the
wave of popular discontent at whatever
price, should be isolated.

It is our hope and wish to see the complete
victory of you over dictatorship. We are of
the belief that your victory over
dictatorship will have a positive effect on
the struggles of the Iranian people against
the ruling religious dictatorship in Iran.

We express our solidarity and support to you
in the struggle for democracy.